Bed-frame.



J. ZATZKIN.

BED FRAME.

'APPLICATION FILED DEC Z0. 1815.

1,242,599'. Patented 001.9,1911

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:mex zATzKIN, or JERSEY cITY, NEW Jansma BED-FRAME.

Specification oi Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 9, 1917.

Application led December 20, 1915. Serial No. 67,944.

To all whom z't may concern.'

Be it known that I, JACK ZA'rzKiN, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, in thecounty of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Bed- Frames, of which the following is aspecication.

This invention relates to improvements in childrens c'ribs, particularlythose having metallic frames, and its principal object is to providemeans whereby either or both side guard frames may be automaticallylocked and firmly held in a raised position or lowered by the release ofthe locking means from a single point.

Such object is attained by the novel construction and combination ofparts hereinafter described and shown in the accompanying drawing,forming a material part of this specification-,fand in which Figure l isa perspective view of a metal framed crib illustrating the applicationof the invention.

F ig.A 2 is an enlarged fragmental, partial side elevation and sectionalview showing the construction and manner of attachment of the invention,and` Fig. 3 is a fractional, sectional view showing a modified form oflocking means.

In the drawing, the numeral 10 designates the posts of the crib, thesaine resting pref erabl on casters l1 in order that the crib ma ereadily and easily moved about.

rnamental knobs 12 are usually supplied at the tops of the posts, havingbars 14 rigidly extending between the end posts, which are alsoconnected 'by lower bars 15.

Vertical bars 16 are engaged at their ends with the horizontal barsforming in effect stiifening elements which also operate as guards toprevent the occupant from falling over the edge of the bed and theinjury consequent thereto. y

One of the sides of the crib may have permanent guards consisting ofapair of horizontal bars 18 -attached to the side posts and havingbetween them a plurality of vertical bars 19, as shown 'on the far sideof the crib indicated in Fig. l, which is thus far of well knownconstruction.

The improvement consists in rigidly affixing a pair of brackets 2O and21, respectively upper and lower, to the side, posts 10, near the topand bottom thereof, and in such manner that the brackets extend towardthe opposite end facing each other.

In these brackets are rigidly secured vertical rails 22, tubes beingpreferably used, arranged to stand parallel and prevented from turningby the inserted plugs 24, as shown in Fig. 2, or other equivalent means,so that the holes 25 may always be presented open toward the oppositeend.

Freely slidable on the rails 22 are yokes 26 having sleeves 27 in whichare rigidly engaged hollow bars 28, extending between opposite pairs,the bars being connected by a plurality of vertical bars 29corresponding to'ghe bars 19 on the opposite side of the cri In theupper bar 28 are two slidable plugs 32 having grips 33 rigidly insertedtherein and extending outward through slots 34 formed in the wall of thehollow bar 28.

Between the plugs 32, so as to normally press them apart, and opposingthe grips 33, is a coiled push s ring 35, and secured in the 'outer endsof t e plugs are thin slidable rods 36, the same extending -through the'sleeves 27, in which they are guided so that the ends of the rods mayregister with the holes 25, in the rails 22, when the side frame israised to its full height, engaging therein by reason of the spring 35,thus locking the frame in positionuntil released by pressing the grips33 toward each other.

In order to prevent a child occupying the Y perforated, as at 40, in theupper front ends v in place of at the sides.

The yoke and sleeve construction remain substantially the same, as docsthe tubular bars 42 extendingA therebetween. At the center of the upperbar is secured a plug 43, by the screw 44, and passing through the pl isa wire rod 45 to which is attached the inner end of the conically coiledtorsion.

spring 46, the outer end of whichv is secured by the screw 44.

The ends 47'- of the rod 45 are bent at av right angle and yscrewthreaded to ,receive collars 48, after which they pass out of the tubethrou h slots 4:9 formed therein and engage wit handles 50 by means ofwhich they may be rotated to an extent limited by the length of theslot.

Arms 52, extend laterall from the operating handles 50 and are 'ormed toextend so that ins 53 set therein may engage with the per orations 40when in a locked condi tion.

ln operation, when the lard frame is in a lowered position, and it 1sdesired to raise and secure the same, it is only :necessaryv to lift theframe, whereupon, when the pins 53 reach the level of the perforationthey will be forced in by the action of the torsion spring 46;

ln releasing or unlocking the frame, either of the handles 50 may beraised, clearing the pin of the perforation and allowing the trame to belowered.

As the handles extend normally downyward they are not easily accessibleto the crib occupant but very convenient for op# eration by one outsidethe crib.

Thus it is possible for a person to operate the locking device with .onehand by a perfectly easy motion, as is also the case with the devicepreviously described, and so far as known this cannot be done with anyof the arrangements in present use.

Having .thus described my invention, what naaaeee l claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a device of the class described, the combination with a pair ofvertical rails having perforations through their walls at the outer sidenear the top thereor'a frame slidably engaging said rails, a tubularelement in said frame, a rod rotatably held in said tubular element,said rod having bent ends extending outwardly through said element,operating handles on said rod, arms carried by said handles, said armshaving means `for engagementgwith the mentioned perforations and meansfor exerting a torsional e'ect upon said rod, handle and arms wherebythe latter are normally pressed against said rails.

2. ln a device of the class described, a pair of spaced vertical rails,a frame slidable thereon, said 'frame having an upper hollow element, ofa plug rigid in said element, a rod revoluble in said plug, meanscombined with the ends of said rod adapted to engage in perforations insaid rails, an operating means therefor and a torsion spring adapted tonormally cause engagemeit between said engaging means and said rai s.

ln testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification.

JACK aarznrn.

